Position Table

In Fall 2009, a planning team composed of Library faculty and staff from an array of Library
units directly involved in providing services in support of literatures, linguistics and the
languages of Western Europe and their diaspora was convened to continue earlier discussions about
how to best support these areas. The Team agreed that a new library unit, "The Literatures and
Languages Library," that would bring together the collections and services currently provided by
English and Modern Languages and Linguistics libraries should be "established on the 2nd floor,
near the Main Stacks and other humanities collections."

The Implementation Team now being charged is asked to plan for the establishment of this new
unit in 225 and 200D Library, and the integration of reference collections in the component areas
with the current reference materials in Room 200 and the Main Stacks Reference materials, as
appropriate. The service program should be grounded in the Library's ongoing commitment to
developing rich collections of materials in all formats, both print and digital, and to providing
access to subject specialists who support the use of those materials.

The Literatures and Languages Planning Team also recommended that Kolb Proust
not be a part of the Literatures and Languages Library, but further discussion regarding
the best location and administrative alignment for this program should commence once the Kolb
Proust Librarian returns from sabbatical.

CHARGE

The Literatures and Languages Implementation Team (LLIT) is charged with developing a
service profile, a space program, and an implementation plan for the proposed new unit. This
team is expected to build upon the work of the Literatures and Languages Planning Team. The LLIT
will:

Develop a service profile for the new unit that:

Identifies opportunities for the development of new initiatives and for the expansion of
services currently offered

Draws on the findings of the survey conducted by the planning team, as well as conversations
with relevant campus communities, to further define existing and emerging needs of humanities
students and scholars

Situates the Literatures and Languages Library as a core component in a broader array of
Library service programs supporting scholarly work in the humanities (e.g., Scholarly Commons,
History, Philosophy and Newspaper Library, the proposed International and Area Studies Library) and
recommends how these units can best work together to provide well-integrated information services
to a wide array of patrons.

Develop plans to best utilize the designated space that builds upon the aforementioned service
profile. This process should involve faculty and staff of the proposed unit

Develop a model for the staffing and organizational structure of the new unit, likewise
involving faculty and staff of the proposed unit

Collaborate with the NSM coordinator to develop timelines and schedules for
implementation, including specific steps needed to implement the proposed service profile, a
timeline for implementing these steps, a table of staffing and resource needs that identifies ideal
and alternate models for meeting identified service needs

Identify opportunities for collaborative collection development both within the new unit and in
coordination with other library units (e.g. Undergraduate Library, International and Area Studies
Library, Reference, Research and Government Information Services, etc)

The group shall submit a report with its recommendations to the University Librarian by May 15,
2010.